#491779#491779

#491779 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.153 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#491779
RGB	rgb(73, 23, 121)
HSL	hsl(271, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(271, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 81%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.62, 42.38, -45.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.62, 62.34, 312.83°)
OKLab	oklab(34.35% 0.0806 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(34.35% 0.153 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.5044, 3.4097, 18.4009)
Luminance	0.0341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.07

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#491779 #477917

analogous

#181779 #491779 #791778

triadic

#491779 #794917 #177949

tetradic

#491779 #791817 #477917 #177879

square

#491779 #791817 #477917 #177879

split-complementary

#491779 #787917 #177918

monochromatic

#10051A #2A0D46 #491779 #6821AC #8732D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.49

#491779 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#491779 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #491779

12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##491779	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##491779	1.00	12.49	1.68	12.49
#FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00337C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003377

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #491779;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 23, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.153 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#815ba1',
    500: '#491779',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #491779;
$custom-light: #815ba1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#491779",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.612,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34354,
    "c": 0.15344,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#491779

secondary

#75AE3E

accent

#EB3D92

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#EFE9F3

border

#CAC5CD

text

#0B040F

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #491779

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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